Fairmont Memorial Park

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This file appears in: The Origins of Segregated Neighborhoods in Spokane: It Started in the Cemeteries

Fairmont Memorial Park in the Northwest region of Spokane as it appears today. Formerly known as “Fairmont Cemetery”, Fairmont Memorial Park was one of the first places to have racial covenants in Spokane.

This file appears in: The Origins of Segregated Neighborhoods in Spokane: It Started in the Cemeteries

The Origins of Segregated Neighborhoods in Spokane: It Started in the Cemeteries

By Conner Busch

By the mid-20th century, racially segregated neighborhoods became common in Spokane. Some were segregated by the force of law.